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giant

/ˈdʒaɪ.ənt/

A giant is an imaginary creature that looks like a human but is much bigger and stronger. It is also used to describe a real person or thing that is very large or successful.

예시

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1

In the story, the giant lives at the top of a beanstalk.

In the story, the very large person lives at the top of a tall plant.

2

The organization has become a giant in the field of international medicine.

The organization has become a very large and powerful leader in medicine.

3

My brother is a gentle giant; he is tall but very kind.

My brother is a big, kind person; he is tall but very nice.

어휘 가족

명사
giant
부사
gigantically
형용사
gigantic
관련
giantess
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암기 팁

Think of the 'G' in Giant stands for 'Great' and 'Grand'—everything about a giant is big!

빠른 퀴즈

The company is a tech ______ that makes millions of computers every year.

정답!

정답은: giant

예시

1

In the story, the giant lives at the top of a beanstalk.

everyday

In the story, the very large person lives at the top of a tall plant.

2

The organization has become a giant in the field of international medicine.

formal

The organization has become a very large and powerful leader in medicine.

3

My brother is a gentle giant; he is tall but very kind.

informal

My brother is a big, kind person; he is tall but very nice.

4

The study examines the role of the industrial giant in the local economy.

academic

The study looks at how the very large company affects the local money system.

5

We are competing against a corporate giant with a massive budget.

business

We are working against a very big company that has a lot of money.

어휘 가족

명사
giant
부사
gigantically
형용사
gigantic
관련
giantess

자주 쓰는 조합

gentle giant a big person who is very kind
tech giant a very large and powerful technology company
sleeping giant something powerful that is not active yet
retail giant a very large store or shopping company
giant of a man a man who is exceptionally tall and strong

자주 쓰는 구문

standing on the shoulders of giants

using the great ideas of people who lived before us

a giant leap

a very big step forward or progress

giant killer

a small person or team that beats a very large, powerful one

자주 혼동되는 단어

giant vs gigantic

Giant is usually a noun (a creature), while gigantic is always an adjective (describing size).

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사용 참고사항

While 'giant' is a noun, it is very commonly used as an adjective to mean 'very large' (e.g., a giant pizza).

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자주 하는 실수

Don't use 'giant' to describe something that is just a little bit big; it implies a scale that is much larger than normal.

💡

암기 팁

Think of the 'G' in Giant stands for 'Great' and 'Grand'—everything about a giant is big!

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어원

From the Greek word 'gigas', meaning a very large person or creature.

문법 패턴

Countable noun (one giant, two giants) Can be used as an attributive noun (giant panda) The feminine form is 'giantess', though it is less common today
🌍

문화적 맥락

Giants are famous characters in Western fairy tales like 'Jack and the Beanstalk' and 'David and Goliath'.

빠른 퀴즈

The company is a tech ______ that makes millions of computers every year.

정답!

정답은: giant

Descriptions 관련 단어

tiny

A1

Describes something that is very small in size, amount, or degree. It is more emphatic than the word 'small' and is often used to highlight how little something is.

miniature

A1

A very small copy or model of something that is usually much larger. It can also refer to a very small painting, especially a portrait.

tall

A1

Describing something or someone that has a greater than average height. It is typically used for living things like people and trees, or narrow objects like buildings and towers.

low

A1

Not high or tall in height, often positioned close to the ground or a base level. It can also describe a small amount of something, a quiet sound, or a sad mood.

wide

A1

Describes something that has a large distance from one side to the other. It is used to talk about the breadth of physical objects like roads, doors, or rivers.

thick

A1

Describes something that has a large distance between its two opposite sides or surfaces. It can also describe liquids that are dense and do not flow easily, or things that grow closely together like hair or forest trees.

thin

A1

Describes something that has a small distance between its two opposite sides or surfaces. It can also describe a person or animal that has very little body fat.

deep

A1

As a noun, 'the deep' refers to the ocean or a very large and deep body of water. It is also used to describe the most intense or central part of a period of time, such as the middle of the night or winter.

perfect

A1

In grammar, the perfect refers to a verb form that shows an action is completed or finished. It is also used in the phrase 'practice makes perfect' to describe a state of having no mistakes.

terrible

A1

Used to describe something that is very bad, of poor quality, or causes great unhappiness. It is a strong way to say that you dislike something or that a situation is very unpleasant.

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